When I lock myself up to write, I cannot allow myself to think about the censor or the reviewer or anyone but my characters and their story!
Judy BlumeRead
I wrote 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' right out of my own experiences and my own feelings when I was in sixth grade.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects the personal growth and experiences of the author during her youth.
Judy Blume expresses how her novel 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' was inspired by her own childhood experiences, particularly the thoughts and feelings she had as a sixth grader. This showcases the significance of writing as a means of exploring and understanding one's personal journey, as well as the universal challenges faced during adolescence.
Themes
WritingExperiencesChildhoodAdolescenceGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
In a workshop for young authors, this quote can inspire students to draw from their own lives in their writing.
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What can happen if a young reader picks up a book he/she isn't yet ready for? Questions, maybe. Usually, that child puts down the book and says, 'Boring.' Or, 'I'm not ready for this.' Kids are really good at knowing what they can handle.
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Concentrate on how good if feels to be alive. No matter what. Just to see the color of the sky, just to smell the air, and feel the wind in your face
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Nobody ever asks me why my characters don't text each other. Besides, as soon as you put something 'electronic' in a book, it's already out of date by the time it's published: everything will have changed. Human emotion, on the other hand, will never change.
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